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Melody: steps, skips and leaps

This 5th-grade classroom material helps students practice identifying melodic steps, skips, and leaps through multiple-choice questions and ordering exercises focused on melodic contour and reading simple melodies. Students analyze and categorize different types of melodic movement.

By Edform · General music · Grade 5 · Published Oct 15, 2026 · New

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Questions

  1. Which of these best describes a 'step' in a melody?
  2. Put these types of melodic movement in order from smallest to largest distance between notes.
  3. Which of these examples show a 'leap' in a melody? Select all that apply.
  4. Fill in the blank with the correct term: When a melody moves from C to E, skipping over D, it is called a ___.
  5. Sort these note movements into the correct category: Step, Skip, or Leap.

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